Open Positions at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Who these roles are suited for

• We are looking for final-year students who are eligible and ready to start work in South Africa between December 2025 and February 2026. Candidates should currently:
• Be completing a bachelor’s degree (Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Science, etc.)
• Have specialisations including, but not limited to, Finance, Economics, Investments, Mathematics and/or Statistics, Engineering and Business Management
• Have a strong academic track record spanning across matric and university

What you need to succeed

As a candidate for one of these roles, it is important that you are:

• Passionate about investments
• Service-oriented with a helpful attitude
• Highly performance driven and open to new challenges
• Curious, independent minded and skilled in problem solving
• An excellent written and verbal communicator
• A team player who is also committed to delivering on your own personal goals
• Highly adaptable, energetic and agile to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Focused on growing personally and professionally
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

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Job Responsibilities

• Extracting test requirements for user stories,
• Designing and creating test cases,
• Estimating effort for testing tasks,
• Manual testing of applications, which includes front-end, system integration, regression, and end-to-end as well as exploratory testing,
• Managing and maintaining manual regression test suites,
• Product risk mitigation, thereby limiting defects in production,
• Collaborating closely with developers and business analysts in identifying, logging, and verifying defects in a defect tracking system,
• Collaborating with other teams in INST IT for integration testing.
• Assist in production support issues and queries.
• Liaise with IT Ops and other Domains for support to resolve or assist with fixes.
• Continuous improvement initiatives specifically with regard to quality and performance

Skills and Experience Required

• Attention to detail,
• Data analysis and reporting skills,
• Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills,

Ability to  

• Manage own time and get tasks done,
• Grasp concepts and understand the systems being tested,
• Deal with complexity,
• Deal with high variability of work and context switching,
• Be comfortable with a fair amount of unpredictability in daily tasks.
• Resolve issues and overcome obstacles
• Able to engage with others to gather information

Education

• 5 years test experience 
• Basic SQL skills
• Relevant Business/ Commerce/ IT degree. 
• Testing fundamentals training / Test certification would be advantageous.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM) would be advantageous

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Job Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to investors, potential investors and independent financial advisers via our various servicing channels, i.e. inbound calls and emails, face-to-face interactions.
• Build trust and confidence by explaining our investment philosophy and long-term approach to investing.
• Educate clients by sharing product and fund knowledge and empower them to make informed investment decisions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of transactions and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Actively participate in the organisation’s drive towards continuous improvement by contributing to solutions to client problems.

Skills and Competencies

• This role is suited to individuals who are highly performance driven and seek new challenges.
• A growth mindset and resilience are key attributes to successfully navigate the ever-changing needs of clients and the financial services industry.
• The role requires high adaptability, vigour and agility.
• Our consultants need to be empathetic and client focused.  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• The ability to deal with complexity in a high-pressure environment, analytical thinking, attention to detail and problem-solving ability are crucial to ensure we always do what is best for clients.
• A genuine passion for people and a commitment to service excellence are vital to building long-term and meaningful relationships with our clients.
• Consistently strong academic record. 

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in Commerce or Business Science, specialising in (but not limited to) Finance, Economics, Statistics or Business Management.

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Responsibilities

• Checking and accurately processing all incoming or pending instructions. These include:
• New business transactions, e.g. opening a new investment account
• Existing business transactions, e.g. where a client adds or withdraws money or makes changes to their investment
• Providing clients and advisers with a superior level of client service through call and email communications, e.g. responding on time and diligently to all requests from clients, advisers and internal business teams
• Maintaining accurate record-keeping on internal systems of all interactions with clients and advisers
• Knowledge of various legislative requirements relating to investment products
• Supporting members of your team and the team leader, e.g. assisting with technical queries, workflow and processes

Job specification

• Relevant business degree and/or job-related experience
• Sound knowledge of the life insurance industry (including pension funds) and/or the unit trust industry would be an advantage